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US Senate
National elections take place every even-numbered year. Every four years the president, vice president, one third of the Senate, and the entire House are up for election (on-year elections). On even-numbered years when there isn't a presidential election, one third of the Senate and the whole House are included in the election (off-year elections).
There are no Senators being elected in Pennsylvania this year.
The primary is Tuesday, June 2, having been postponed from the original April date because of the coronavirus. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
This year, though, voters can skip the long lines at the polls by applying for a mail-in ballot.
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News from the US Senate
Washington, D.C. – Regarding Friday's vote in the Senate to establish a commission to examine the events of January 6, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey's Communications Director Steve Kelly offered the following statement about Toomey's absence and how he would have voted:
Harrisburg, Pa. – Farmers could haul heavy loads with a common Class C driver's license under a bill introduced on Friday in the Senate.
Harrisburg, Pa. – House Rep. Brian Sims posted allegations to Facebook this afternoon that Sen. Doug Mastriano was at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.